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Virginia State Disability Resources

National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Updated on Dec 19, 2011
Official State Web Site
 
Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
 
www.virginia.gov/cmsportal2/
State Department of Education: Special Education
 
Division of Special Education and Student Services Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(800) 292-3820
(804) 225-3252
doug.cox@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
 
Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(804) 225-2979
patricia.wright@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
 
Child and Family Services Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797
Richmond   VA   23218
(800) 234-1448 (Central Directory for Early Intervention Services)
(804) 786-3710
maryann.discenza@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
www.infantva.org
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 2 through 5
 
Special Education Instructional Services Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(800) 292-3820
(804) 225-2675
phyllis.mondak@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
 
Education Services Manager Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services 8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond   VA   23229
(800) 552-5019
(804) 662-7081
(804) 662-7000
(800) 464-9950 (TTY)
jim.rothrock@drs.virginia.gov; erica.lovelace@drs.virginia.gov
www.vadrs.org
Office of Career and Technical Education
 
Office of Career and Technical Education Services Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(804) 225-2847
elizabeth.russell@doe.virginia.gov
www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/CTE
State Mental Health Agency
 
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797
Richmond   VA   23218
(804) 786-3921
james.reinhard@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
 
Child and Family Services Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797
Richmond   VA   23218
(804) 786-3710
www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
State Health Department: Child and Adolescent Health
 
 Division of Child and Adolescent Health Virginia Department of Health 109 Governor Street, Eighth Floor
Richmond   VA   23219
(804) 864-7685
joanne.boise@vdh.virginia.gov

www.vahealth.org/childadolescenthealth/index.htm

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
 
Office of Mental Retardation Services Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797
Richmond   VA   23219
(804) 786-5850
lee.price@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
 
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities Ninth Street Office Building 202 N. Ninth Street, 9th Floor
Richmond   VA   23219
(800) 846-4464 (In VA)
(804) 786-0016 (V/TTY);
www.vaboard.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
 
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) 1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 5
Richmond   VA   23230
(800) 552-3962 (In VA)
(804) 225-2042 (V/TTY)
www.vopa.state.va.us/
Client Assistance Program
 
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.
 
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
 

Children with Special Health Care Needs Program Division of Child and Adolescent Health Virginia Department of Health 109 Governor Street, 8th Floor

Richmond   VA   23219
(804) 864-7706
nancy.bullock@vdh.virginia.gov
www.vahealth.org/specialchildren/
State CHIP Program
 
(health care for low-income uninsured children) FAMIS P.O. Box 1820
Richmond   VA   23218-1820
(866) 873-2647
www.famis.org
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
 
Education Services Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond   VA   23227-3600
(804) 371-3140
glen.slonneger@dbvi.virginia.gov
www.vdbvi.org
 
Together We Can: Virginia's Deaf-Blind Project Partnership for People with Disabilities Virginia Commonwealth University 700 E. Franklin Street, 10th Floor P.O. Box 843020
Richmond   VA   23284-3020
(804) 828-8252
www.twc-deafblind.state.va.us
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
 
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1602 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 203
Richmond   VA   23229-5012
(800) 552-7917 (V/TTY)
(804) 662-9502 (V/TTY)
frontdsk@vddhh.virginia.gov
www.vddhh.org
Telecommunications Relay Services
 
(800) 828-1140 (V)
(800) 828-1120 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)
 
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
 
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center TransCen, Inc. 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville   MD   20850
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
adainfo@transcen.org
www.adainfo.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
 
Partnership for People with Disabilities Virginia Commonwealth University 700 E. Franklin Street, 10th Floor P.O. Box 843020
Richmond   VA   23284-3020
(800) 828-1120
(804) 828-3876 (V/TTY)
forelove@vcu.edu
www.vcu.edu/partnership
Technology-Related Assistance
 
Virginia Assistive Technology System 8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond   VA   23229
(800) 552-5019
(804) 662-9995 (V/TTY)
ken.knorr@drs.virginia.gov
www.vats.org
State Dispute Resolution System
 
Virginia Department of Education Complaints, Mediation, Due Process P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(804) 225-2013
judy.douglas@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/dueproc/
 
Mediation Coordinator Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(804) 786-0711
arthur.stewart@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/
Special Format Library
 
Virginia Library and Resource Center Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 395 Azalea Avenue
Richmond   VA   23227
(800) 552-7015 (V/TTY)
(804) 371-3661 (V/TTY);
barbara.mccarthy@dbvi.virginia.gov
www.vdbvi.org/
Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover   MD   20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
www.chadd.org
 
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org
Autism
 

Commonwealth Autism Service 2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 107

Richmond   VA   23220
(804) 355-0300
(800) 649-8481
information@autismva.org
www.autismva.org
 

Virginia Autism Resource Center 4100 Price Club Boulevar

Richmond   VA   23112
(877) 667-7771
(804) 674-8888, ext. 5161
info@varc.org
www.grafton.org
Visual Impairment
 

American Foundation for the Blind Information Center 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York   NY   10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
afbinfo@afb.net
www.afb.org
Brain Injury
 
Brain Injury Association of Virginia 1506 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 112
Richmond   VA   23230
(804) 355-5748
(800) 334-8443 (in VA)
info@biav.net
www.biav.net
Cerebral Palsy
 

Cerebral Palsy of Virginia 5825 Arrowhead Drive, Suite 201

Virginia Beach   VA   23462
(757) 497-7474
cerebralpalsy@cerebralpalsyofvirginia.org
www.cerebralpalsyofvirginia.org/
Epilepsy
 

Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia UVA Medical Center P.O. Box 800659

Charlottesville   VA   22908
(800) 332-1000 (National Answer Place line)
(804) 796-9935 (Richmond)
(434) 924-8669 (Charlottesville)
srb3m@virginiainfo.edu
www.efva.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 

The Arc of Virginia 2025 E. Main Street, Suite 107

Richmond   VA   23223
(888) 604-2677
(804) 649-8481
jtrosclair@arcofva.org
www.arcofva.org
Learning Disabilities
 

Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia 3914 Monument Avenue

Richmond   VA   23230-3902
(804) 358-5474
jlokerso@vcu.edu
www.ldavirginia.org
Mental Health
 

Mental Health America of Virginia 3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 315

Richmond   VA   23230
(866) 400-6428
(804) 225-5591
director@mhav.org
programs@mhav.org
www.mhav.org
 

NAMI Virginia P.O. Box 8260

Richmond   VA   23226
(804) 285-8264
namiva@comcast.net
www.namiva.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
 
Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Inc. 3126 W. Cary Street, #436
Richmond   VA   23221
(888) 729-7428
shavoffice@shav.org
www.shav.org
Tourette Syndrome
 
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington 33 University Boulevard East
Silver Spring   MD   20901-2485
(877) 295-2148
(301) 681-4133
TSAGW@aol.com
www.TSAGW.org
Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
 
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) 100 N. Washington Street, Suite 234
Falls Church   VA   22046
(703) 923-0010
(800) 869-6782
(804) 819-1999 (Richmond)
partners@peatc.org
www.peatc.org/
Virginia Federation of Families (a program of the Arc of VA)
 
2025 E. Main Street, Suite 107
Richmond   VA   23223
(804) 649-8481, ext. 102
vhardy-murrell@medhomeplus.org
www.medicalhomeplus.org
Parent Resource Center
 
Division of Special Education and Student Services Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(804) 371-7421
(800) 422-2083
judy.hudgins@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess
Parent Ombudsman
 
Ombudsman Division of Special Education and Student Services Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120
Richmond   VA   23218-2120
(800) 422-2083
(804) 371-7420
Gloria.Dalton@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess
Parent-To-Parent
 
Parent to Parent of Virginia P.O. Box 38341
Richmond   VA   23231
(804) 795-1481
PTPofVA@aol.com
www.ptpofva.com
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
 
Virginia PTA 1027 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond   VA   23227
(804) 264-1234
info@vapta.org
www.vapta.org
Other Parent Organization
 
The Arc of Virginia Family Involvement Project 2025 E. Main Street, Suite 107
Richmond   VA   23223
(888) 604-2677 ext. 103
(804) 649-8481 ext. 103
dholloway@arcfip.org
www.arcfip.org
Other Disability Organizations
 
Easter Seals Virginia 8003 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 100
Richmond   VA   23229
(866) 874-4153
(804) 287-1007
www.va.easterseals.com
 
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas 3500 Remson Court
Charlottesville   VA   22901
(866) 877-7323
(434) 293-4797
ceure@rfbd.org
www.rfbd.org/ruvc
 
VSA arts of Virginia Plant Zero Building Zero E. 4th Street, Studio 50
Richmond   VA   23224
ehickey@vsava.org
http://vsava.blogspot.com/
Independent Living
 
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 
Houston   TX   77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
www.ilru.org
 
To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington   DC   20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
www.ncil.org

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